Abstract

Background.
Oral cavity has the greatest number of
bacteria variations in our body. Oral
cavity also connnected our
vital system such as respirator
ian system and gastrointestinal
system. So it is very important to maintain
our mouth’s health. Th
ere are many ways to
keep our mouth’s health, one of them
is using mouthwash. Many people like use
mouthwash because some of it’s
benefit, such as it’s prac
ticality, easy to get, and
achievable. One of mouthwash kind is contai
n hyaluronic acid. Some of hyaluronic acid
purpose is to inhibit bacteria
’s growth, stimulate tissue
regeneration, and accelerate
healing of gingivitis. There are many variati
on of hyaluronic acid
consentration in the
market. Inappropiate use have harmful consequences for user.
Purpose.
The aim of this
study was to ascertain the lo
west concentration is good e
nough in reduction number and
types bacteria colony wich appropiate with
antibiotic medicinal
tretment principal.
Method.
This research was done in experiment
al laboratories form thrity healthy
subjects. All the volunteers were divided in
to three groups: 10 su
bjects per group.
Subjects’ saliva was collected
early in the morning after nor
mal oral hygienic procedures.
The saliva samples collected in the first day
for each group served as the control and the
samples collected after 1 weeks of da
ily use of the grouped mouth rinse.
Results.
There
were significant differences of bacterial’s co
lony number and types reduction as the result
of mouthwash use containing hyaluroni
c acid 0,1 % and
0,025 % (p<0.05).
Conclusion.
Use of mouthwash containi
ng hyaluronic acid 0,025% is good enough to decrease
bacteria colony number and types.
Keywords.
Hyaluronic acid, oral cav
ity bacteria, mouthwash.